Arthroplasty

Introduction: Arthroplasty

Description of Arthroplasty

Arthroplasty (medical condition): The replacement of a hip with an synthetic joint...more »

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Hip Replacement:
  »Introduction: Hip Replacement
  »Symptoms of Hip Replacement

Arthroplasty: A procedure where a joint is surgically reconstructed or replaced.

Arthroplasty: surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Arthroplasty: surgical repair of a joint to promote movement.
Source: CRISP

Arthroplasty: Surgical reconstruction of a joint to relieve pain or restore motion.
Source: MeSH 2007

Arthroplasty: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Arthroplasty:

• Joint
• Joint symptoms (1430 causes)
• Joint disease (21 causes)
• Joint disorder
• Joint problem
• Joint pain (773 causes)
• Degenerative
• Degenerative disease
• Arthritis (224 causes)
• Arthritis symptoms

Arthroplasty as a Disease

Arthroplasty: Another name for Hip Replacement (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Hip Replacement
  »Symptoms of Hip Replacement

Arthroplasty: Related Diseases

Arthroplasty: Arthroplasty is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Rheumatic conditions
• Hip conditions
• Joint conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Hospital or surgery-related conditions

Symptoms of Arthroplasty (Hip Replacement)

Some of the symptoms of Arthroplasty incude:

• Hip pain
• Back pain
• Knee pain
• Limp
• Balance problems

See full list of 8 symptoms of Arthroplasty (Hip Replacement)

Arthroplasty: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Arthroplasty:

• hip prosthesis
• THR
• THA
• heterotopic ossification
• particle disease
• periprosthetic lucency
• aggressive granulomatosis
• hemiarthroplasty
• acetabulum
• methylmethacrylate
• metal-on-metal articulation
• metal-on-metal arthroplasty
• cemented component
• cementless component
• joint aspiration

Terms associated with Arthroplasty:

More specific terms for Arthroplasty:

• Arthroplasty, Replacement

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Arthroplasty

• Orthopedic Procedures

Source - MeSH 2007

• orthopedics

Source - CRISP

• operation
• surgery
• surgical operation
• surgical procedure
• surgical process

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Arthroplasty

The following list attempts to classify Arthroplasty into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• operation,surgery,surgical operation,surgical procedure,surgical process
• medical procedure
• procedure,process
• activity
• act,human action,human activity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Orthopedic Procedures
    • Arthroplasty

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